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Mar
03
2022
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Air Peace, Emir of Kano tango: Sense of entitlement taken too far

Air Peace, Emir of Kano tango: Sense of entitlement taken too far

Economy, Opinion
IKECHUKWU AMAECHI Pondering over the Emir of Kano, Air Peace tango this week, I couldn’t help but remember the wisecrack by Sarah Churchwell, the 51-year-old professor of American Literature, who wrote: “People who are given whatever they want soon develop a sense of entitlement and rapidly lose their sense of proportion.” That is exactly what is happening in this contrived hullabaloo. For those not aware, the story is that the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, who was returning from Banjul, Gambia, missed his early morning flight from Lagos to Kano. It was neither the monarch’s fault nor that of…
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Feb
28
2022
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Abdullahi Adamu, Ken Nnamani, Akpan Udoedehe Emerge Favourites Ahead APC National Convention

Abdullahi Adamu, Ken Nnamani, Akpan Udoedehe Emerge Favourites Ahead APC National Convention

BREAKING, Politics
*Governors Kick Against Zoning Formula The leadership of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has narrowed down the choices of those to occupy the party's key positions as indication emerge that former governor Abdullahi Adamu has been pencilled down as the party's National Chairman. At the party's National Convention scheduled for March 26, 2022, most of the positions are expected to be filled by consensus. A reliable source in the party has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari, might have settled for former governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu, from North Central, as the consensus choice for national chairman These indications emerged…
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Feb
22
2022
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Udi/Ezeagu Group: Why We Removed Dennis Amadi As Patron

Udi/Ezeagu Group: Why We Removed Dennis Amadi As Patron

2023 Guber, Politics
JOHN-FRANCIS NWAROH The crisis in the Udi/Ezeagu Progressive Alliance (UEPA) came to a head last Sunday with the removal of Hon. Dennis Amadi, the member representing Udi/Ezeagu constituency in the House of Representatives, as the group's patron. The group which was formed as a support group within the Peoples Democracy Party, played a key role in Amadi's 2019 campaign for reelection into the lower chamber of the federal legislature. The Director-General of the group, Ozo Onyebuchi Ani told People&Politics Tuesday that "members have observed with dismay Amadi's attitude in recent times towards the Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi…
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Feb
16
2022
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To Win 2023 Presidency, PDP Needs A Detribalised Nigerian Like Atiku — Aminu Bala

To Win 2023 Presidency, PDP Needs A Detribalised Nigerian Like Atiku — Aminu Bala

Interviews, Politics
Hon Aminu Bala is the National Co-ordinator, Atiku Rescue Nigeria, a political support group within the PDP. In this interview with our Correspondent, he explains why former VP Atiku Abubakar is the PDP's trump card for winning the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria. Excerpts: Your group has emerged as a leading support group within the Peoples Democracy Party today. Whay do you believe is the greatest challenge facing the party today? The PDP was in power in Nigeria from 1999 to 2015 and the period can be described as the glorious years of the Fourth Republic. After about 7 years…
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Feb
14
2022
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How We Nailed ‘Super Cop’ Abba Kyari – NDLEA

How We Nailed ‘Super Cop’ Abba Kyari – NDLEA

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA has given a detailed account of how it nailed suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari who is allegedly involved in drug deals. The agency disclosed that Kyari who is generally referred to as 'Super Cop' offered money for confiscated drug hauls and plots to set some traffickers free. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, made the declaration at a press conference held at the Agency’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday just as he played video evidence of how he was filmed transacting with an NDLEA operative to buy off some parts of a drug…
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Feb
12
2022
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Enugu 2023 Guber: Crisis Hits Udi/Ezeagu Progressive Alliance

Enugu 2023 Guber: Crisis Hits Udi/Ezeagu Progressive Alliance

2023 Guber, Politics
Just when Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his allies in the Enugu-West Senatorial zone are upbeat with the inauguration of newly-formed groups to drum up support for his governorship aspiration, crisis has erupted in the Udi/Ezeagu Progressive Alliance (UEPA), one of the major groups in the zone. The group which has been in existence before the 2019 election, is closely linked to the member representing Udi/Ezeagu constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Dennis Oguerinwa Amadi. The crisis in the group is connected to the alleged refusal of the group's Director-General, Ozo Onyebuchi Ani to render account of the huge inflow…
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Feb
08
2022
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My Position On Zoning, by Sule Lamido

My Position On Zoning, by Sule Lamido

Interviews, Opinion, Politics
Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, says he is against the idea of zoning of political offices. In an interview monitored in Abuja, Lamido, told BBC Hausa service that he believed the zoning of political offices has been counter-productive, stressing that the idea should be jettisoned for the welfare and unity of Nigerians to take the centre stage. “When it comes to zoning, I would say I do not agree. The world should look at it as it is, everywhere it goes; everywhere we talk about human development, “he said. Lamido declared that he would support anyone who has…
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Feb
08
2022
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Ukrainian Champs, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, Ready For War

Ukrainian Champs, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, Ready For War

Culture, Lifestyle, Sports
Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko enlisted in Ukraine's reserve army in Kyiv on Wednesday, saying that love for his country compelled him to defend it. Ukraine has been bracing for a possible military offensive after Russia assembled tens of thousands of troops near Ukraine's borders in recent weeks, though Moscow says it has no plans to invade. Both Wladimir Klitschko, 45, and his brother Vitali Klitschko, now the mayor of Kyiv and also a former heavyweight boxing champion, were present during the opening of a Territorial Defense Forces recruitment centre in the capital. "One district from here, my little…
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Feb
08
2022
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Russia’s Media Decry Western ‘hysteria’ Over Ukraine

Russia’s Media Decry Western ‘hysteria’ Over Ukraine

BREAKING, Foreign, Media
As fear of a Russian invasion of Ukraine builds in the West, Russia’s usually propaganda-heavy media has been curiously quiet. For the most part, most Russians see the upbeat of events in Ukraine as "hysteria" induced by the West, most especially the US. On recent TV news bulletins, the crisis – which has seen Russia mass around 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border amid widespread fears of an invasion – is rarely given top billing. On Tuesday night, the Ukraine situation was relegated to fourth place in the nightly news broadcasts on Russia’s three main TV channels. Instead, broadcasters led…
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Feb
08
2022
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Tiwa Savage On Why She Looks Younger Than 42

Tiwa Savage On Why She Looks Younger Than 42

Entertainment, Health, Lifestyle
42-year-old Tiwa Savage has spoken on why she looks younger than her age. In a recent story shared by the mother of one on Instagram, she outlined the reasons and attributes of her cute looks. Savage listed her talent, good heart and wealth status as some of the attributes that have made her look younger than 42. “Okay even me sef, I agree say I no look my age for this picture. I get babyface, I come sexy, get talent, good heart, I come get money again ahn ahan,” she outlined in Pidgin English. Tiwa Savage The singer was in…
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